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Quickoffice today announced the availability of its Quickoffice Premier 4.0 for UIQ 3 devices. The latest version offers complete editing support for Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, without compromising data integrity or formatting.

Ozura Mobileannounced a strategic partnership on distribution of mobile games with Vinamob Venture Company Limited ("Vinamob"). Vinamob was officially assigned as Master Content Provider (MCP) of Ozura to publish and distribute Ozura's mobile games to all mobile subscribers in Vietnam market.

Ericsson and Napster announce the largest European hosting contract for Napster Mobile, with O2 UK. O2 UK's customers will be able to search, browse, preview and purchase full-length tracks from Napster's immense catalog of over 5 million tracks and play them on their mobile handsets and PCs.

Webtide, the main developer of leading open source HTTP server and Java web container, Jetty, announced today that it has developed the first web and application server designed specifically to operate on Google's Android mobile platform.

Sensory is working with Google to greatly simplify user access to the GOOG-411 service through the use of voice commands issued directly to Bluetooth headsets based on Sensory’s BlueGenie Voice Interface. One simple voice command into BlueGenie-enabled headsets will give users GOOG-411 access to find and connect to any business in the United States - without ever having to touch their phone.

Seattle based TrafficGauge offers a service for commuters that don't want to purchase their dedicated traffic device for $180, but do have a cellphone.

TrafficGauge for Mobile Web allows you to view real-time traffic on your cell phone using the web browser. This is a FREE service that gives you access to the detailed traffic conditions that you need for your commute.

To try it out, enter your cell phone number on this page and they will send you a text message containing a link to TrafficGauge. Follow the link to view the traffic map. Alternatively, you can access the service by typing the following URL into your phones browser: http://www.trafficgauge.com/cell.html

You can select from 18 cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle.

The map shows areas of HEAVY, MEDIUM, and LIGHT congestion. Areas without available traffic information are shown in GRAY.

If you have an iPhone, try TrafficGauge for iPhone.

This is a pretty useful site and as the phone browsers advance, the quality of service will improve significantly. City Guides / Maps are currently the 5th most popular category of use on the Mobile Web in the US behind Email, Weather, Search and Sports info.

Mpowerplayer, the leading provider of online mobile game trial and merchandising for the wireless industry, announced that it has surpassed a milestone of 12 million mobile game demos played by over one million consumers. This rapidly expanding audience of worldwide mobile gamers has emphatically embraced Mpowerplayer’s PC-based try and buy storefront solution.

“We’ve brought the iTunes approach to mobile gaming,” said CEO Michael Powers. “Now everyone can easily find and try mobile games right from the comfort of their PC.”

Most mobile consumers’ exposure to mobile games is limited by short text descriptions, occasional screen shots, and slow browsing on their cell phones. Analysts agree that poor discovery and hassle-prone consumer experiences continue to hamper industry growth.

With Mpowerplayer, consumers browse and play mobile games on their PC prior to purchase. Users can share their favorite content with friends via email and the web.

“With unsurpassed ease of discovery and hands-on consumer interactivity, we remove the biggest obstacle to growing the industry,” Powers said. “We unleash the market for mobile games.”

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N82 in stylish black, bringing a blend of state-of-the-art imaging, integrated navigation and high-speed Internet connectivity to the Nseries range of converged devices.

Nokia N82 More Photos - View Specs

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N82 in stylish black, letting users geotag images captured on the integrated 5.0-megapixel camera.

The 5.0-megapixel camera features a Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus with a dedicated assist lamp, fast reloading between shots and DVD-like quality video capture.

Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution camera, the Nokia N82 automatically tags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map either on the Internet or on the device itself. When it comes to sharing, users can upload their pictures or videos directly from their N82 to services like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube. By installing Nokia Sports Tracker application, consumers can share their whereabouts and travel route with others on the Sports Tracker website - including the capture locations of images. The Sports Tracker mobile widget will soon be made available with many new and existing S60-based converged mobile devices.

The Nokia N82 supports microSD memory cards of up to 8GB which allow the device to hold the user's choice of up to 3,600 high-resolution pictures, 5 hours of high quality video capture, up to 6,000 songs or all of the available regions for the Nokia Maps application.

The Nokia N82 in black is expected to start shipping within weeks, with an estimated retail price of approximately 400 euros, before taxes and subsidies.

- Nokia N82 Specs

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Supposed to be launched in January this year, Sony has posted a new firmware 3.93 for Japan PSP users to enable skype calls.